8Synonyms found for canvas

Word Origin & History

canvas 1260, from Anglo-Fr. canevaz, from O.Fr. canevas, from V.L. *cannapaceus "made of hemp," from L. cannabis, from Gk. kannabis "hemp," a Scythian or Thracian word. Canvas-back as a type of N.Amer. duck is from 1785.

Example Sentences for canvases

Or hinge together several prefabricated artist's canvases.

Today some of his canvases can fetch a million dollars.

They induce wild creatures to interact with their canvases.

The artists also encourage the wild creatures to interact with their canvases.